Pete Wicks has been branded a 'hypocrite' by furious viewers, after protesting the eating a pig, despite having killed a stingray himself on Bear Grylls' Celebrity Island.
During Sunday night's instalment of the Channel 4 show, the 29-year-old reality star was seen breaking down as he begged his co-stars not to kill a small black pig — only for the creature to accidentally choke to death after being tied to a tree.
But fans of the show took umbrage to proud pescatarian Pete's stance against killing pigs while he was shown happily spearing a stringray through the head as he sought out food during a previous episode.
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Slammed: Pete Wicks has been branded a 'hypocrite' by furious viewers, after protesting the eating a pig, despite having killed a stingray himself on Bear Grylls' Celebrity Island
Taking to Twitter to point out the perceived double standard, one viewer wrote: 'If you kill a fish to eat then make a big deal about killing a pig that’s being a hypocrite in my eyes eating. Any living being should be off limit. You can’t pick and choose between animals you want to eat.'
Tweeting the TOWIE star directly, another ranted: 'F***ing hypocrite, you’ll kill a fish which is a living thing but won’t eat animals which are a living thing.'
Said a third viewer: 'Ridiculous how you can happily eat fish but wish bad luck on people who want to eat other creatures. Either be a meat eater or be a vegetarian. Don’t be a hypocrite.'
Distressing: However, despite pescatarian Pete's efforts to save the animal, it ended up accidentally choking to death after being tied to a tree
Unimpressed: Viewers were quick to point out the perceived double standard over his protest
Another enquired: 'Pete why'd you stab a stingray through the head but refuse to allow a pig to be killed? Fish feel pain as well you know... they still have a brain and a nervous system. And not let anyone eat the pig once it's dead? '
Yet, amid the avalanche of relentless criticism, other fans were quick to rush to pescatarian Pete's defence.
One person said: 'People seriously need to learn the definition of pescetarianism and the rationale behind choosing to eat fish but not other mammels. Givin Pete s**t for choosing to not kill a pig or caiman, idiots. so glad @P_Wicks01 has stuck to his guns on #celebrityisland.'
While a different account added: '#CelebrityIsland catch up: my guy @P_Wicks01 fully smashing it, staying true to himself don’t think I could kill and eat a living breathing animal for the sake of a TV show.'
Upsetting: The pig had been captured for food, until Pete begged his castmates not to kill it
Hitting out: Viewers of the show unleashed a torrent of furious tweets aimed at the reality star
Last week, the Celebrity Island was blasted by animal charity PETA for 'torturing living beings for ratings' after the pig choked to death on the show.
The campmates were seen deciding to capture the animal from the wild, with Pete begging his co-stars not to kill it.
Yet after the pig caused chaos, the celebrity contestants decided to tie it to a tree, which resulted in the hog accidentally strangling itself and choking to death.
The graphic scenes were slammed by animal protection charity PETA for its 'torture' of animals, with a spokesman urging producers to scrap the use of animals in the show.
Emotional: Following the pig's unexpected death, reality star Pete was seen getting emotional
Fans: Despite his emotional display, a number of fans of the show were far from sympathetic
'Bear Grylls has a sordid history of torturing living beings to boost ratings,' the spokesperson told MailOnline.
'It's time to move beyond this worn-out trope of showing crude dominance over nature – and we urge producers to scrap the use of animals in these stupid TV stunts and replace them with challenges that don't involve bullying or purposely putting animals in harm's way.'
A Channel 4 spokesperson said of the scenes: 'The celebrities were greatly affected by what happened and footage will be shown in the programme next Sunday in order to give a faithful account of their time on the island.'
Pete is an avid animal lover and last year he helped rescue 170 dogs from squalid conditions and certain death during his trip to South Korea, where he campaigned to end canine farms.
Big decision: Following the pig's death, the campmates decided against eating the pig after all
The TOWIE star revealed that he's even given up meat since his heroic mission and hopes to return to the East Asian country, as well as Romania.
On the latest instalment of Celebrity Island, the contestants were seen discussing what they would do if they came across a pig and whether they would kill it.
Pete was left outraged at the thought of slaughtering the animal, as he insisted that he 'didn't need to take another life to survive'.
In October 2016, fans reacted with outrage after Made In Chelsea star Ollie Locke mounted and killed a crocodile on Celebrity Island.
The reality star, who was on the show to raise money for Stand Up to Cancer, was encouraged to jump on the reptile's back and force a knife through the creature's neck as the celebrities became increasingly hungry.
Animal lover: Pete is an avid animal lover and last year he helped rescue 170 dogs from squalid conditions and certain death during his trip to South Korea
Ollie looked visibly shell-shocked during the aftermath of the killing, before eventually mumbling 'I'm so sorry darling' and told the camera: 'I think that’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my entire life.'
Later in the episode the TV personality broke down in tears as he chatted to his mum explaining what he had just done.
Fans were left reeling at the brutal scenes with many flocking to Twitter to display their outrage.
One viewer wrote: 'Oh my God Ollie Locke is showing absolutely no remorse for the crocodile. Tell you what let's see the crocodile eating him that's good TV.'
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls continues on Sunday at 9pm on Channel 4.
Barbaric history: In October 2016, fans reacted with outrage after Made In Chelsea star Ollie Locke mounted and killed a crocodile on Celebrity Island
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Main photo article Pete Wicks has been branded a ‘hypocrite’ by furious viewers, after protesting the eating a pig, despite having killed a stingray himself on Bear Grylls’ Celebrity Island.
During Sunday night’s instalment of the Channel 4 show, the 29-year-old reality star was seen...
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